"...Coal mining is down to just 75,900 U.S. jobs, from 175,000 in 1985 and about 80,000 during 2009, when President Barack Obama took office, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But at current rates, the U.S. economy would replace those jobs in a week if they all disappeared tomorrow. In Kentucky, where Sen. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell used the administration's "war on coal" as a rallying point in this year's election, the 11,000 coal-mining jobs equal the number created by the state's economy in October and represent less than 0.6 percent of Kentucky jobs...".

Sweet!
So admirable that Routt Co. students moral view extends beyond our rocky mtn bubble.
So arduous to concentrate on just a few when there are so many worthwhile causes in and outside of our borders.
Proudly, we're in (article noted web site) Hayden Tigers!
Linda and Dave